FC Barcelona's sports director, Deco, confided in the best teammate he ever had during his brilliant career with the Blaugrana.
The role of Deco at FC Barcelona is to recruit the best talents for the club, but the situation was opposite when it arrived in 2004.
The former midfielder played an essential role in the incredible victory of Porto in the UEFA Champions League under the leadership of José Mourinho in 2003/04.
His superb performances in the heart of Mourinho's team convinced Frank Rijkaard to bring him to Catalonia, where he won two titles of Spanish champion and another trophy in the Champions League.
The first season of Deco in Barcelona also saw the ascent in the first team of an incredible talent from the Masia, Lionel Messi.
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Messi became a star alongside Deco, before the latter joined Chelsea in 2008. Deco is a big fan of the best player of all time in Barcelona.
Deco designates his team n ° 1 in Barcelona in a daring statement
Countless Stars of Barcelona did not hesitate to designate Messi as their best teammate of all time.
However, although it was present during the breakthrough of Messi, Deco gave a different answer during an interview with the legendary former striker of Brazil and Barcelona, Romario.
“I played with the first versions of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (with Portugal). But if I had to choose, I would choose Ronaldinho ”Selon Mundo Deportivo.
“Among the players with whom I played in my career, Ronaldinho was the best. He had so much technical talent, it was simply incredible!
He did very different things from all the others. However, the most complete teammate I had was Messi. »»
Ronaldinho arrived in Barcelona a year before Deco, from Paris Saint-Germain in 2023, after initially refused to leave the French capital after winning the FIFA World Cup with Brazil in 2002.
At 47, he impressed Camp Nou with 94 goals in 207 games before choosing to join AC Milan in 2008.
